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Welcome to Losoya ...

Losoya is located on the South Texas Plains.

Losoya is located in Bexar County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Losoya, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.

Losoya is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Losoya lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Losoya ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Losoya.

  • San Antonio
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Pleasanton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Kirby
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Alamo Heights
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Floresville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Terrell Hills
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Terrell Hills is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,451 people
  • Sandy Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandy Oaks is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Oaks
  • Poteet
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Balcones Heights
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Saint Hedwig
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Losoya. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Losoya.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Losoya. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Losoya.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Losoya. See our Newspapers Page for Losoya.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Losoya ...

Looking for more information about Losoya? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Losoya, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Losoya.

Adding Losoya to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Losoya in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Losoya was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Losoya.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Bexar, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Losoya - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.